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Queen’s University is developing a model that could provide services for up to 20,000 orphaned patients in the Kingston area.
The primary care clinic would be located in the former St. Mary’s of the Lake hospital.
With a physician shortage in Kingston, and throughout the country, the struggle to find a family doctor is a hassle far too many Canadians are familiar with.
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New recruitment program brings nine physicians to Kingston, Ont.
“The wait-list is like two years,” says Shannon Graham, a new mother. “Disappointing is the word I would…
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Manitoba wants 150 new family doctors for the province, and recruitment specialists to find them
Shared Health is looking for outside help to address the severe physician shortage in Manitoba.
The organization that co-ordinates health care in Manitoba is seeking as many as three external firms to recruit an additional 150 family physicians to the province: up to 50 each in Winnipeg; the northern health region and Churchill; and the rest of rural Manitoba.
“Evolving population health needs, systemic issues, changes in how new medical graduates want to practice, and an increasing proportion of the physician workforce approaching retirement have all contributed to a need to increase the number of family physicians practicing in Manitoba,”…
Leptin and Weight Loss – Maria Mind Body Health
Did you ever wonder why it is easier to gain weight than keeping it off?
The key to this is in the fat cells where a powerful hormone is produced called leptin. Leptin signals the brain to regulate the metabolism in order to store or burn fat.
Leptin is a hormone produced by fat cells that helps regulate appetite and energy expenditure. When leptin levels are high, it signals to the brain that the body has enough energy and can stop eating. However, when the body becomes resistant to leptin, this signaling system breaks down, leading to increased appetite and…
Minnesota startup creates disposable hijab for Muslim health care workers, patients
ST. PAUL, Minnesota — After spending months working in clinics and hospitals across the U.S. at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Yasmin Samatar and Firaoli Adam had grown tired of having to constantly change their hijabs throughout the day.
[–As health care workers, Samatar and Adam, both Muslim, are required to wear protective equipment that limits the spread of disease. Unfortunately, existing equipment could not adequately conceal their head coverings, forcing them to change into a new hijab every day, sometimes multiple times a day, during 12-hour shifts.
[–They conjured the idea to create a disposable hijab…
Register Today for the 2023 WSKW Conference – PHE America
The Fall 2023 Annual Conference for the Western Society for Kinesiology & Wellness (WSKW) will be on Thursday, October 5th – Friday, October 6th in Oakland, CA.
If you haven’t registered yet, don’t delay — register TODAY!Conference Registration:
Faculty: $150
Students: $50
Select HERE for payment information and Paypal access
The 2023 program will include presentations from across the breadth of kinesiology and will provide opportunities to engage and learn with colleagues. The conference will incorporate poster presentations, oral presentations, round table discussions, and panel presentations.
Conference Notes:
This year’s conference theme is: The Future Is You
The conference hotel…
Florida’s new abortion ban isn’t a horror story. It’s a death sentence
“So what are some of the horror stories you’ve seen?”
After more than 20 years as an abortion care physician, this is a question I’m used to being asked.
And I will be hearing that question more than ever now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a move that puts reproductive rights in this state under one of the greatest attacks we have ever experienced.
Suffering is not a ‘story’
When people ask me about some of the “horror stories” I’ve seen, they are usually well-meaning.
It’s a clunky question that…
The BEST Homemade Deli Meat
So many of you are loving my easy Homemade Deli Meat recipe, I couldn’t wait to share my new and improved BEST homemade deli meat recipe with all of you!
HOW TO MAKE THE BEST DELI MEAT IN AN INSTANT POT
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Spray 2 wide mouth canning jars with avocado oil spray and place the pureed chicken into them. Put on lids onto the jars. Pour a cup of water into the bottom of the Instant Pot.…
BC removes mask mandate in hospital and health-care settings
BC is making some changes to COVID-related restrictions in health care settings.
Provincial health officerDr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday that visitors to long-term care, assisted-living and other health-care facilities will no longer be required to provide proof of vaccination and results of a rapid antigen test.
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BC lifts mandatory universal mask-wearing in all health-care settings
In addition, Henry said the province is also removing the restriction of universal mask-wearing as a provincial order in health-care settings and facilities.
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“Based on risk assessments and workplace safety plans, staff and visitors will be required to wear masks…